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House Republicans may want to look at the new Gallup poll

Just a month ago, Gallup reported that 47% of the public viewed the Democratic Party favorably, while 38% viewed the Republican Party favorably. In light of the government shutdown, those numbers have taken somewhat of a hit, as Democrats' favorable rating is down to 43% and Republicans' favorable rating is all the way down to 28% - its lowest rating for either party since Gallup starting asking that question in 1992. As far as unfavorables go, Democrats are at 49% and Republicans are at 62%.

House Republicans may want to look at this before sending this country to default over Obamacare. Let's look at these numbers again:

Democrats: 43% favorable/49% unfavorable (net -6%)

Republicans: 28% favorable/62% unfavorable (net -34%)

Looking at those numbers, the Democratic Party is like the Houston Texans - 2-3, disappointed, but cognizant they still have a shot, and extremely grateful they're not the 0-5 New York Giants (the Republican Party). We'll have to wait and see how many more times John Boehner turns the ball over before he gets his act together. One thing seems for certain, though - no matter how many times he and his ilk blame the shutdown on President Obama and Democrats, the public isn't buying it.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/165317/republican-party-favorability-sinks-record-low.aspx
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